50 Years on Decca

Decca proudly celebrates a 50-year association and exclusivity as a pianist and his later work as a conductor with this career-spanning anthology. Ashkenazy: 50 Years on Decca surveys one of the most remarkable and enduring career of this internationally acclaimed and recognised artist. Ashkenazy has made over 150 recordings for Decca since his sensational debut recording in March 1963, the now-legendary recording of Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No.3 with the LSO under Fistoulari. Ashkenazy has throughout this 50-year period remained one of the label’s best selling artists, consistently among the Top 5 over the course of his long career. Overview · Original Jackets, but most albums enlarged and enhanced to 70 mins+ with bonus Ashkenazy content, to deliver stunning value for money. · The now-familiar strong cube box with hinged lid a la Mercury and Philips sets. · Booklet notes in English & Japanese, · Includes list of works by composer allows the user to search quickly for a work and find which CD it is on. · Includes a complete discography of Ashkenazy’s recordings on Decca · Legendary Decca producer Andrew Cornall has provided a fascinating note on his work with Ashkenazy in the studio CD 1 Rachmaninov 3 (Fistoulari) & 2 (Kondrashin) CD 2 Tchaikovsky 1 & Schumann CD 3 Mozart: Sonata for 2 Pianos + Schumann + Beethoven: Quintet, op.16 CD 4 Chopin: 4 Ballades (1964) + Concerto 2 CD 5 Mozart: Concerti K246 & 271 (Kertész) + Sonata K576 CD 6 Chopin: 4 Scherzi & Barcarolle (1967) + Schumann: Fantasie (1965) CD 7 Prokofiev: Sonatas 7 & 8 + Liszt: Mephisto Waltz 1 CD 8 Franck: Violin Sonata + Brahms: Horn Trio (Perlman, Tuckwell) CD 9 Rachmaninov 1 & 4 + Rhapsody (Previn) CD 10 Scriabin: Prometheus & Concerto + Poème de l’extase CD 11 Chopin: Etudes, opp.10 & 25 CD 12 Mozart: Concerti for 2 & 3 pianos (Barenboim, T’song) + K466 (Schmidt-Isserstedt) CD 13 Beethoven 3 & 4 (Solti) CD 14 Prokofiev 2 & 3 CD 15 Beethoven: “Spring” & “Kreutzer” Sonatas (Perlman) CD 16 Rachmaninov: Suites + Symphonic Dances (Previn) CD 17 Rachmaninov: Preludes CD 18 Shostakovich: Michelangelo Sonnets (Shirley-Quirk) + Piano Quintet CD 19 Scriabin: Sonatas 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10 + short pieces CD 20 Mussorgsky: The Nursery & Prokofiev: The Ugly Duckling (Söderström) CD 21 Tchaikovsky: Manfred Symphony + Francesca da Rimini CD 22 Rachmaninov: Sonata 2 + Etudes-tableaux opp.33 & 39 CD 23 Tchaikovsky 4 + Violin Concerto (Belkin) CD 24 Mozart Concerti K453 & 467 CD 25 Beethoven: Sonatas 1, 6-8 & 20 CD 26 Sibelius 2 + Finlandia, Tapiola & Luonnotar CD 27 Tchaikovsky 6 + Romeo & Juliet CD 28 Beethoven: “Hammerklavier” (1981) & “Waldstein” Sonatas CD 29 Beethoven 5 & 7 CD 30 Bartók 1 & 2 + Sonata for 2 pianos CD 31 Brahms 1 (Haitink) + Cello Sonata 1 (Harrell) CD 32 Ravel: Gaspard de la nuit (1982) & Valses nobles + Trio CD 33 Mussorgsky Pictures (piano original + VA orchestration) CD 34 Brahms 2m(Haitink) + Cello Sonata 2 (Harrell) CD 35 Rachmaninov Symphony 1 + Symphonic Dances CD 36 Rachmaninov Symphony 3 + The Bells CD 37 Beethoven 1 & 2 (Mehta) CD 38 & 39 Prokofiev: Cinderella CD 40 Schumann: Arabeske + Papillons + Etudes symphoniques (1984) CD 41 R. Strauss: Don Quixote (Harrell) + Also sprach Zarathustra CD 42 Prokofiev: Symphonies 5 & 1 + Dreams + Autumnal CD 43 Beethoven “Emperor” + Choral Fantasy (VA / Cleveland) CD 44 Shostakovich: Piano Concerto 2 (Ortiz) & Violin Concerto 1 (Belkin) CD 45 Brahms: Piano Quintet + Clarinet Trio (Cleveland) CD 46 Mendelssohn: Symphonies 1 & 5 CD 47 Shostakovich 7 “Leningrad” Symphony CD 48 & 49 Shostakovich: 24 Preludes & Fugues CD 50 Beethoven: “Diabelli” Variations + Sonata 28